Aurelio Amendola: The Photographer Who Captured Art's Giants
Aurelio Amendola, an esteemed Italian art photographer, was born in Pistoia in 1938. He initially ventured into street photography during the 1960s, but his passion for art was ignited by a 1964 visit to a Marino Marini exhibition. In 1968, he released his inaugural book focused on Giovanni Pisano's pulpit and started working with Marini. Amendola is known for utilizing natural light, allowing artists to express themselves freely, with the exception of Andy Warhol. He captured images of Giorgio de Chirico in Venice in 1973 and Henry Moore in 1972. In the 1980s, he recorded artworks at Fattoria di Celle. His book "Un occhio su Michelangelo" was published in 1995, and in 2007, he showcased Michelangelo's works at the Hermitage.
Key facts
- Aurelio Amendola was born in Pistoia in 1938.
- His first art photography was of Giovanni Pisano's pulpit in 1968.
- He photographed Marino Marini in Forte dei Marmi in 1972.
- He captured Giorgio de Chirico in Venice in 1973.
- His iconic photo of Alberto Burri's Combustioni was taken in 1976 in Città di Castello.
- He photographed Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein in the US in 1977.
- He was the official photographer for Fattoria di Celle dei Gori from the 1980s.
- In 2007, he was the first photographer to exhibit at the Hermitage with images of Michelangelo.
Entities
Artists
- Aurelio Amendola
- Alberto Burri
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Marino Marini
- Henry Moore
- Andy Warhol
- Roy Lichtenstein
- César (Cesare Baldaccini)
- Pablo Picasso
- Fausto Melotti
- Giovanni Pisano
- Michelangelo
- Donatello
- Jacopo della Quercia
- Antonio Canova
- Giuseppe Sanmartino
- Anne Poirier
- Patrick Poirier
- Dan Karavan
- Giuseppe Penone
- Claudio Parmiggiani
- Beverly Pepper
- Emilio Vedova
- Jannis Kounellis
- Eliseo Mattiacci
- Luigi Mainolfi
- Piero Dorazio
- Pericle Fazzini
- Sandro Chia
- Yves Montand
- Lucio Dalla
- Giuliano Gori
- Giorgio Fantoni
- Antonio Paolucci
- Massimo Bertozzi
- Angela Madesani
- Giovanni Carandente
- Gian Lorenzo Mellini
- Arnaldo Pomodoro
- Giacomo Manzù
- Mario Ceroli
- Niccolò Lucarelli
Institutions
- Artribune
- Electa
- Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia
- Cassa di Risparmio di San Miniato
- Fattoria di Celle dei Gori
- Gallerie degli Uffizi
- Hermitage Museum
- Fondazione Conti di Carrara
- MAMbo (Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna)
- Galleria Borghese
- Museo del Prado
- Skira
- FMR
- Federico Motta Editore
- Corriere della Sera
- Accademia di Carrara
- Scuola d'Arte di Pistoia
Locations
- Pistoia
- Italy
- Rome
- Venice
- Forte dei Marmi
- Città di Castello
- Morra
- Florence
- Forte Belvedere
- Much Hadham
- England
- United States
- New York
- Hudson River
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- France
- Milan
- Bologna
- Athens
- Greece
- Pesaro
- Lucca
- Naples
- Cappella Sansevero
- San Pietroburgo
- Russia
- San Miniato
- San Lorenzo
- Duomo di Milano
- Matera
- San Galgano
- Gibellina
- Vatican City
- St. Peter's Basilica